Control technologies

The Intelligent Control Systems for the Factories of the Future vertical value chain (VVC ICSFoF) is the result of the process of connecting academia and companies and the joint search for developmentally and market-interesting content that has been taking place in the technology network Process Control Technology. The main strategic goals of this integration are raising the level of technological development of control technology users and the competitiveness of contractors in individual segments.

When choosing the priority directions of development and product lines, we take into account global trends and upcoming technologies. Here, there is a great emphasis on the general digitization and automation of processes and, above all, the increased integration of individual partial solutions into a common whole, which affects both production processes in a technical sense, as well as the development of new business models that are adapted to new conditions, as well as the new role of employees.

Research and development activities within VVC ICSFoF focus primarily on the following technological areas:

1.      Artificial intelligence in control and optimization of systems. In this context, the partners envisage the development of new solutions in the field of process optimization, control and diagnostics using methods for managing large amounts of data, machine learning, advanced statistics, etc.

2.      Digital twins in technical processes. The focus will be on the development of the methodology for establishing digital twins and the applications of this concept on various processes and devices.

3.      Energetics in complex systems. Activities will be mainly focused on the development of software modules and interfaces that will enable energy optimization at the factory level and its integration into a higher energy level.

4.      Predictive maintenance – prognostics and assessment of the state of production devices and machines. The development of predictive maintenance is envisaged in various areas such as e.g. electric motor production line, bread baking line, metal sheet cold-rolling line, injection molding machines, etc.

5.      Industrial Internet of Things. The focus will be on the development of interfaces and agents that will enable efficient connectivity of devices and machines into a single system.

6.      Integrated MES. Activities will focus on upgrading and expanding the functionality of existing MES systems.

7.      Autonomous mobile systems. Activities will focus on autonomous systems for airport automation, intelligent systems for navigation and guidance of autonomous vessels, and systems for automatic loading of trucks and sea containers with tires in a specific pattern.